Village of Godfrey Board of Trustees met Jan. 21.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
The meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Godfrey was called to order by Mayor Michael McCormick at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Hall, 6810 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, Illinois. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call:
Present: Mark Stewart, Jeff Weber, Nathan Schrumpf, Ben Allen, Virginia Woulfe-Beile, Karen McAtee and Michael McCormick.
Absent:
Village Attorney: Tom Long
Building Code and Zoning Administrator: Laura Dixon
Director of Parks and Recreation: Todd Strubhart
Director of Maintenance: Jim Lewis
Village Engineer: Richard Beran
Economic Development: Jim Mager
Mayor McCormick asked for the approval of the minutes for the January 7, 2020, meeting. Minutes were approved with no objections from the Board of Trustees.
PRESENTATIONS:
STANDING COMMITTEES:
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE:
Ben Allen reported that the next meeting of Public Safety Committee will be February 3, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. at the Village Hall.
FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Chairman Stewart reported that the next meeting of the Finance Committee will be February 3, 2020, after the close of the Public Safety Committee.
COMMITTEE REPORT:
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Todd Strubhart, Director of Parks and Recreation, reported that the next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Committee will be February 14, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
Laura Dixon, Building and Zoning Administrator, reported that the next meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be February 19, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
COMMUNITY PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Jim Mager reported that the next meeting of the Community Planning, Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee on February 12, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE
Jim Mager reported that the next meeting of the Comprehensive Planning Committee will be February , 2020.
GODFREY CLIMATE PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
Virginia Woulfe-Beile, Chairman of the Climate Protection and Energy Efficiency Committee reported that the next meeting of the Godfrey Climate Protection and Energy Efficiency Committee will be February 21, 2020 at 12:00p.m.
EDSA COMMITTEE
Chris Sichra reported that the next meeting of the EDSA Committee will be February 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Village Hall Conference Room.
STORM WATER COMMITTEE
Mark Stewart, Chairman of the Storm Water Committee reported that the next meeting of the Storm Water Committee will be February 5, 2020 at 5:30p.m.
COMMUNICATIONS:
• Trustee Weber moved to place all correspondence on file in the Mayor and Clerk’s office: Animal Control Report for October and November 2019, Seconded by Trustee Stewart. Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NEW BUSINESS:
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH HOSTING OF SHORT TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF GODFREY, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF GODFREY ** FIRST READING**
Trustee Weber moved for the approval of AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH
HOSTING OF SHORT TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF GODFREY, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE VILLAGE OF GODFREY, seconded by Trustee McAtee.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RGBA ANNUAL DINNER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $930.00
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of RGBA annual dinner in an amount not to exceed $930.00, and to give authorization to the Village Treasurer to make payment as a February pre-pay, seconded by Trustee Woulfe-Beile.
Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ED LINDSAY TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
Trustee Stewart moved for approval of the appointment of Ed Lindsay to the Parks and Recreation Committee, seconded by Trustee Weber. Poll of Board:
Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF PAYMENT OF THE INVOICE TO DILIGENT CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON DC IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000.00 FOR THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF BOARDDOCS, AND TO GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE VILLAGE TREASURER TO MAKE PAYMENT AS A FEBRUARY PRE-PAY.
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of payment of the invoice to Diligent Corporation of Washington DC in the amount of $3,000.00 for the annual renewal of BoardDocs, and to give authorization to the Village Treasurer to make payment as a February pre-pay, seconded by Trustee Weber. Poll of Board: Ayes6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR HELITECH OF BELLEVILLE, IL TO FILL STREET VOIDS AT A COST OF $2,918.00.
Trustee Stewart move for the approval for Helitech of Belleville, IL to fill street voids at a cost of $2,918.00, seconded by Trustee Weber. Poll of Board: Ayes-6,
Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND THE SOLICITATION OF RFQ FOR PRELIMINARY AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE F.E. WIDMAN TRAIL PROJECT
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of the execution of the grant agreement and the solicitation of RFQ for preliminary and construction Engineering services for the F.E. Widman Trail Project, seconded by Trustee Weber. Poll of Board:
Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE CLIMATE PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of Appointments to the Climate Protection and Energy Efficiency Committee, seconded by Trustee Weber. Poll of Board:
Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried. Mayor McCormick and Trustee Woulfe-Beile welcomed Betsy Papin, Brittany Palmer and Alex St. Peters to the committee.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A PROCLAMATION FOR GODFREY SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of a Proclamation for Godfrey School Choice Week, seconded by Trustee Weber. Trustee Woulfe-Beile asked for clarification from the Mayor as to who was requesting the proclamation. Mayor McCormick will get that information and table the Proclamation until the next meeting when the Trustees have received the information.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR VIRGINIA WOULFE-BEILE, CHAIR, CLIMATE PROTECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE TO APPLY FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NETWORK GRANT.
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval for Virginia Woulfe-Beile, Chair, Climate Protection and Energy Efficiency Committee to apply for the Mississippi River Network Grant, seconded by Trustee Weber.
Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL FOR A CLASS C LIQUOR LICENSE TO SHANGHAI HOUSE RESTAURANT
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval for a Class C liquor license to Shanghai House Restaurant, seconded by Trustee Weber.
Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THE METRO EAST PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT 2020 COMMUNITY PLANNING GRANT
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval to apply for the Metro East Park and Recreation District 2020 Community Planning Grant, seconded by Trustee Weber.
Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TAPES.
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of the Resolution authorizing the Release of Executive Session Tapes, seconded by Trustee Weber. Trustee Weber would like to hold this over until the next meeting after he has had time to look at this with respect to the Sanitary Sewer Sale.
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION FOR RELEASE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES
Trustee Stewart moved for the approval of Resolution for Release of Executive Session Minutes, seconded by Trustee Weber.
Trustee Weber would like to hold this over until the next meeting after he has had time to look at this with respect to the Sanitary Sewer Sale.
DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE CLOSING OF SANITARY SEWERACCOUNTS
Trustee Weber moved to close the Sanitary Sewer Account January 31, 2020, seconded by Trustee Allen. Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION – ILCS 120/2 5 (c) 2
TRUSTEES, CLERK AND STAFF COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Ryan Belluomini addressed the Board regarding the Ordinance for Air B&B. He is concerned about the wording of the Ordinance in several places, but most importantly in stating that the home must be the owner’s primary residence. Mr. Belluomini stated he also lives in Florida part of the year. He is also concerned about the statement that it can only be rented to a guest for no more than 30 days in any one calendar year. He has repeat renters who have family here and he doesn’t feel the Ordinance should be that limited. Trustee Weber recommended that Mr. Belluomini work with Laura Dixon, Building and Zoning Administrator, to amend the Ordinance.
Margaret Davidson and Debbie Davidson addressed the Board asking if the pipe under Isabel St had been cleaned out. Mr. Lewis stated that they would be going out the next day to ensure it was done. Mrs. Davidson also asked for an update on the Juneau design and status of grant money to fix Isabel street. Rich Beran, Village Engineer, reported that the Grant is due in April and that Juneau will be bringing back a final design. Some discussion was had.
Trustee Allen moved to adjourn the meeting at 6:55 p.m., seconded by Trustee Weber. Poll of Board: Ayes-6, Nays-0, Absent-0. Motion carried. Motion carried.
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